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Hit 20 BI for NL25 yesterday but I was too lazy to type out an update. Apparently I was running way over EV through NL10 but it honestly didn't feel like it. I sucked out a few times pretty big but with all the coolers I took it didn't feel like I was running hot. I felt like I played the same game I've been playing since NL2 but with some small changes from what I've learned. Averaging $6.06 an hour over NL10 means that hopefully I'll finally be making above minimum wage at NL25!

Rush poker was introduced half way through my run through NL10 and at first I thought it was great. I played super nitty the first couple days and ran so good. But eventually I started running bad and decided that I'd rather play at normal tables than playing against unknown players every hand.

A big thanks to everyone who has been helping me out in the Low Stakes forum, it's much appreciated. I'm starting to see a lot more in every hand now. I have a pretty good grasp on what boards are good/bad to cbet and I'm also starting to see when it's good to float, c/r a cbet or double barrel.

Some of the more entertaining hands I had at NL10
Damn where's the bad beat jackpot
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HOLD!
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It kind of tilted me that I had two losing sessions in the last couple of days because I had to go for dinner, but a great Monday (and rungood Tuesday at NL25) made it easy to get over.

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So I'm just about done NL5. Tomorrow's rakeback should put me at just about the 20BI I need for NL10. Only 1 losing session at NL5, but there were a few I had to save. Actually, quite a few sessions I ran bad to start but made it above water at the end. It was also nice to hit a great session just starting out. Hopefully I can finish NL10 by the beginning of February.

I'm actually kind of torn between whether to play more tables or less tables. I'm pretty comfortable with 8 right now, and that's the default max for FTP. Playing more tables means more volume which should accelerate my gains. Less tables means I can think more, but honestly I'm playing pretty straight up so less tables would probably be a bit slow. I also want to work on taking notes which would be way easier with less tables. I think once I get comfortable at NL10 I should take a couple sessions and just focus on taking good notes while playing. The only note taking I did at NL5 was tagging fish green so I could more easily see which tables I should replace. I also should work on customizing my hud, there are a lot of excess stats in the popups and some useful ones I want to be able to see more easily like fold to 3bet%.

Stuff to work on:
- Value betting thinner. I get gunshy when I don't have top kicker and sometimes I bet smaller or only go for 2 streets of value when against most fish I'm still crushing their calling range with TPGK.
- Taking time to think about what I'm getting value from when betting instead of just betting when I have a good hand.
- Betting bigger in all-in pots. I always underbet all-in pots because I feel like I'm starting a whole new pot for the side pot.

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3n3yd was 17/9/10.2 over 249 hands
Sbenaglio was 40/11/10.9 over 175 hands
I was playing 23/17/8.8 and was stealing 57%, 33% from the cutoff

Submitted by : phrenik

Full Tilt Poker Game #17448394703: Table Bourbon - $0.02/$0.05 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:01:07 ET - 2010/01/08
Seat 1: stevwxyz ($1.79)
Seat 2: phrenik ($5)
Seat 3: hennessy73 ($7.48)
Seat 4: Sbenaglio ($6.52)
Seat 5: 333tgm333 ($3.23)
Seat 6: 3n3yd ($5.04)
Seat 7: coma1980 ($9.87)
Seat 8: nightmoon4 ($5.36)
Seat 9: edutesako ($6.83)
Sbenaglio posts the small blind of $0.02
333tgm333 is sitting out
3n3yd posts the big blind of $0.05
The button is in seat #3

Holecards(Odds)
Dealt to phrenik
coma1980 folds
nightmoon4 folds
edutesako folds
stevwxyz calls $0.05
phrenik raises to $0.15
hennessy73 folds
333tgm333 stands up
Sbenaglio calls $0.13
3n3yd has 15 seconds left to act
3n3yd raises to $0.70
stevwxyz folds
PokerPro4567 sits down
phrenik has 15 seconds left to act
PokerPro4567 adds $2
phrenik raises to $2.10
Sbenaglio folds
3n3yd raises to $5.04, and is all in
phrenik has 15 seconds left to act
PokerPro4567 stands up
phrenik has requested TIME
phrenik calls $2.90, and is all in
3n3yd shows
phrenik shows
Uncalled bet of $0.04 returned to 3n3yd

Flop(Odds) (Pot : $10.20)

   

Turn(Odds) (Pot : $10.20)

   

River (Pot : $10.20)

   
3n3yd shows a pair of Kings
phrenik shows a pair of Jacks
3n3yd wins the pot ($9.52) with a pair of Kings
phrenik adds $5

Summary
Total pot $10.20 | Rake $0.68
Board:
Seat 1: stevwxyz folded before the Flop
Seat 2: phrenik showed and lost with a pair of Jacks
Seat 3: hennessy73 (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: Sbenaglio (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 5: 333tgm333 is sitting out
Seat 6: 3n3yd (big blind) showed and won ($9.52) with a pair of Kings
Seat 7: coma1980 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: nightmoon4 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 9: edutesako didn't bet (folded)

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